Welcome to the retooled Dishing It Out column on the new Globe-Democrat.com. We want to be your new source for spot-on observations about the wide, wide world of entertainment. From the start, the column was designed to be an equal-opportunity forum for pop culture commentary, whether it was happening in Dog Town, Chi Town or Tinsel Town. And, we should probably now include Bolly Town.

We believe this new Globe also owes the occasional nod to the old Globe, St. Louis' own venerable Gray Lady. It is amazing that hardly a week goes by that we don't hear someone say, "I still miss the Globe." So expect the occasional "Did U Know?" feature giving you some behind-the-scenes stories about real life in that newsroom down on 12th Street.